Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 074
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| English | The Rescue | ||||||||
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| Series | |||||||||
| Series | Yu-Gi-Oh! | ||||||||
| Number | 74 | ||||||||
| Season | 2 | ||||||||
| Music | |||||||||
| Japanese OP | "S H U F F L E" | ||||||||
| Japanese ED | "The Afternoon of that Day" | ||||||||
| English OP & ED | "Yu-Gi-Oh! Season 2 Theme" | ||||||||
| Staff | |||||||||
| Screenplay | |||||||||
| Air dates | |||||||||
| Japanese | September 25, 2001 | ||||||||
| English | June 14, 2003 | ||||||||
| Chronology | |||||||||
| Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes (season 2) | |||||||||
| Previous | "Double Duel, Part 4" | ||||||||
| Next | "Friends 'Til the End, Part 1" | ||||||||
"The Rescue", known as "Bonds" in the Japanese version, is the seventy-fourth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. It first aired in Japan on September 25, 2001, and in the United States on June 14, 2003.
Yami Yugi, Seto Kaiba and Mokuba Kaiba go to Domino Pier in search of Joey Wheeler and Téa Gardner. On the way, Yami explains the history of the Pharaoh to Kaiba.
Contents
Summary
The episode opens a Duel between two unknown characters. A driver trying to make his way through the crowd honks and complains. A policeman explains the tournament and asks the motorist to move.
Meanwhile, Seto Kaiba, Yami Yugi, and Mokuba Kaiba are flying in Kaiba's helicopter, having located the Rare Hunters that have captured Téa Gardner and Joey Wheeler. Kaiba asks Yugi about Marik, but Yugi admits to knowing little about him, other than the fact that he has a Millennium Item. Kaiba brushes off Yugi's "bogus" magic talk. Yugi admonishes him, reminding Kaiba of his first-hand experience with Pegasus' Millennium Eye.
Kaiba ignores Yugi, who insists his Millennium Puzzle's powers are real. He reveals his true identity as an ancient pharaoh, much to Kaiba and Mokuba's surprise. Kaiba denies this, but recalls what Ishizu told him at the Domino Museum about his ancient past. He and Yugi argue about Ishizu's revelations and Marik's motivation, but come to no resolution.
Yugi reveals the power of Millennium Rod and expresses his concern for his friends, reiterating the need to find them soon. Kaiba tells Yugi he is tired of hearing about his friends, especially Joey. Yugi defends Joey and his dueling capacity, speculating that Joey may have even qualified for the Battle City finals already.
The helicopter approaches the Rare Hunters' hideout and Kaiba orders the helicopter to land.
Featured cards
Most cards in this episode appear in flashbacks
Cast
This is the first episode that divided the cast list into four separate lists. Normally an episode divides the cast into three lists, showing one at a time.
| Japanese character name | Japanese voice actor |
|---|---|
| Yugi Mutou | Shunsuke Kazama |
| Anzu Mazaki | Maki Saito |
| Katsuya Jonouchi | Hiroki Takahashi |
| Hiroto Honda | Hidehiro Kikuchi |
| Seto Kaiba | Kenjiro Tsuda |
| Mokuba Kaiba | Junko Takeuchi |
| Sugoroku Mutou | Tadashi Miyazawa |
| Marik | Tetsuya Iwanaga |
| Ishizu | Sumi Shimamoto |
| Pegasus J. Crawford | Jiro Jay Takasugi |
| Insector Haga | Urara Takano |
| Ryota Kajiki | Daisuke Namikawa |
| Esper Roba | Maiko Ito |
| Pandora | Takehito Koyasu |
| Mask of Light | Yu Mizushima |
| Mask of Darkness | Koji Ishi |
| Rare Hunter | Eiji Takemoto |
| Duelist | Mika Ishibashi |
| Policeman | Makoto Tomita |
| Gallery | Masaru Mizoguchi |
